Jan '20 - Low Carb Bootcamp - The finish line!

[StuntNun]

We've reached the end of the Low Carb Bootcamp so how did you do overall? Add your weigh-in to the Spreadsheet and let us know your plans. Would you like to keep losing weight over the coming week and months? Are you thinking about giving weight maintenance a go? Have you considered introducing intermittent fasting? This thread will continue until the next Bootcamp starts so there will be plenty of support for you.

Yum to Nigella's Greek salad - one of life's good things :)

I'm still around too... and trying not to adopt a nightly wine-drinking habit now that weekends (home of normal wine drinking eves) have disappeared and WFH = working all week.

2.2lb up since lockdown began... not a pattern to repeat for every month. I need to 'shield' the wine :(

Listening to the radio making dinner and there was an advert for the Jo Whiley show and she said keep on, keeping on! I’ve only ever heard that on bootcamp threads. Do you think she’s a Boot camper?

@AthelstaneTheUnready stick the bottle under your arm and flounce missus. x

Sigh. That's better. Thanks, Brassica

Did stick to 2 glasses, mainly because I don't have any wine in the house, just the homemade from last Autumn, and it's not really ready yet. Not tempting enough to keep going.

That, and having Petrushka on loudly - very cathartic imagining myself to be the vengeful ghost of a puppet rising menacingly over the legal department fair.

I've been in my new house over a year now, and it's only just sinking in that I can turn the radio up whenever I like. I used to be so careful not to have anything audible to the neighbours, and it's such a joy to be able to blast something orchestral out at proper volume

This isn't actual BC is it?! So I can admit stuff without the stick?!

Ended up working til gone 9. Can't be arsed with food by this stage. Replaced food calories with gin calories 🤦🏻‍♀️

Glad you are feeling a tad better athel. Sodding crazy times. All bets are off!

Re onions: I've found myself ruling out a recipe because of onions or a glug of balsamic then sinking half a bottle of wine 🙄🙄

If we weren't on lockdown shag I'd be over to you for Saturday dinner!!

I may have devoured chips sausage and gravy from the chippy followed by mint choc chip ice cream

Please NOBODY say anything uplifting or cheerful to me or I may just implode.

Oh schmoopie I despair for you and send you a massive thought, prayer, and all the love. You shall prevail. You got this. Just live your best life, Athelstane and remember—to paraphrase the immortal words of Stuart Smalley—“ I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me."

😈

Brassica I swear I won’t multi-post on the joys of fondue this time. We thought the children would enjoy it, and I certainly fancy it, and you’re welcome at mine for Saturday dinner anytime.

Your post about not making a recipe because it had an onion then having half a bottle of wine made me laugh. Priorities, eh?

Shag Pondering past discussions.... I wonder if it's because of you I've got Swiss fondue cheese saved in my amazon "saved for later" pile 🤔🤔🤣

Ah, yes, the old "wine for dinner again?" day Brassica. Know them well.

From a HFLC point of view, it is actually much better that you don't overload your liver with fat and alcohol at the same time, AKA drinking on an empty stomach. From an AA point of view however...

It's no use, Shag I'm all serene and wonderful again this morning. I appreciate your efforts to wipe me off the face of the earth though

Have just received the most glowing end year report from the department driving me crazy yesterday, so now thoroughly ashamed of my rage. At least I didn't vocalise it (small mercies).

CarbyLess, it's done, move on, have something lovely today.

My Fuck You All dinner last night ended up being cheese and pickle on oatcakes, followed by an abundance of prunes. Which turned out to be exactly what I wanted . Too high in carbs, and predictably predictable in the bathroom this morning.

Big sigh.

Athelstane I notice that living with such uncertainty around us has made me much more volatile and reactive and I'm more irritable. I can be pootling along calmly and then when something happens - whoosh! I'm suddenly furious and ranting. I have to admit to a major flounce on Tuesday which resulted in me getting very petulant and retracting my permission for a piece of work that I'd done to be published and used as a part of a training course . It's an organisation that I love and which has been very good to me over recent years, but the red mist descended...

To make matters worse I then had a tech disaster and I've lost all access to my primary email account (and my contacts list) so I had to grovel by text, asking people individually to resend me their emails so I could write properly and explain!

However, today, I too am gliding through life until the next irritation hits And... I've lost one whole pound!! It's the first time in weeks that the scales have gone downwards, I think my body had forgotten that it could lose as well as gain. It seemed to have got a subliminal message that lockdown meant danger and I'd better store all the fat and toilet rolls that I could. Hopefully I've reassured it that it's OK to release the fat and the downward trajectory will continue. Of course I could help by eating and drinking the right stuff.

So...
B - avocado and some cheese
L - broccoli and blue cheese soup, a few strawberries and cream
D - something with lemon sole and scampi tails (early morning visit to my local fish shop) with cream, lemon, and something with ruby chard and courgette. Dh will have some mashed parsnips, we're also suffering from the veg box full of root veg and I actually had to go and buy some broccoli this week.

Scales down another pound - I will admit to making a batch of low carb brownies for the weekend and going to have a glass of wine with lunch.

And essentially living off rich cheeses and cold meats. No wonder it’s only a pound down! But delicious and easy. Low washing up levels.

1 pound down for me this morning. I did have 3 lagers last night, I think just because they were there. There are 6 more so I'm just going to have them over the weekend and then not buy anymore. Already made the decision to quit the red wine as I think it was making me feel anxious. Don't have anymore in and not intending buying any.

Food wise had the bolognase with broccoli rice for lunch and dinner yesterday with grated cheese, a pepperami in the afternoon and a couple of boiled eggs in the evening.

Pepperami and baby bel again for breakfast and then the last of the bolognase with broccoli rice and cheese for lunch. Managing the 2 litres of water a day, but struggling to up this to 3.

Could do with doing some exercise, think it will make me feel better if nothing else - but have zero motivation to do any. Any suggestions to get me started would be appreciated

SophieRay what form of movement do you enjoy (notice I didn’t say exercise) and what capacity/tools/equipment do you have in your living situation—any weights, access to YouTube, outdoor spaces— and finally what time constraints do you have?

I’ll formulate a personal plan for you as apparently I’ve decided I’m now a personal trainer.

#donealmostnoexerciseinlockdownunlesswalkingtosunloungercounts #20steps

Aw thanks ShagMe. I used to enjoy running years ago, but when I tried it again recently I've put on so much weight it was really hard work and I felt demoralised at how slow I am now compared to where I was. I have Tae bo DVD's which I enjoy because you're so focused on getting the moves right you forget its exercise - I just seem to be lacking the motivation to actually get started. I've amazon prime which has Zumba on now, which again I used to do every morning before work many years ago and enjoyed. I have a set of Davinia McCall weights from many years ago. Also beautiful countryside on the back doorstep to go walking. Think I've just got so fat and lazy it just seems too much effort to get started 🙈. My daughter tried to get me into yoga but I found that really boring. Don't have anything like an exercise bike or treadmill at home.

Time wise I'm WFH 9-5 mon to fri with an hour for lunch, but seem to roll out of bed at 8.30 then spend the evenings watching box sets until late. I've got into bad habits. Any suggestions for getting started??

I wonder if it's because of you I've got Swiss fondue cheese saved in my amazon "saved for later" pile

It is, Brassica. It is. Move it on up to your trolley, now there’s a good girl...

From a HFLC point of view, it is actually much better that you don't overload your liver with fat and alcohol at the same time, AKA drinking on an empty stomach. From an AA point of view however...

Yes. Well. You’re absolutely correct about fat & alcohol. Terrible dietary combination for weight loss. Quite

Athelstane I reckon the next Bootcamp, whenever that will occur, will be a bit of a “come to Jesus meeting” for many, myself included.

For those who aren’t aware, it’s a phrase that has evolved to mean something different from what it sounds like. Think more “let’s get real; let’s unpack.”

SophieRay first suggestion is roll out of bed at 8.00 tomorrow, make a cup of coffee/tea/water and put it on a portable container, then walk in your countryside for 10, 15, 30 minutes.

Just walk. That’s a challenge, and I’ll meet it with you. (Probably from the treadmill in my garage, but never mind, that’s not the point.)

Speak with you tomorrow at appx 9am.

10 minutes. That’s all ask.

Right ok Shag challenge accepted. Alarm set 😬. Will check in at 9am. Thanks for the motivation.

It’s 10 minutes. We’ll be fine b

"Wine for dinner" proper snort Athel. Hmm, might actually menu plan that!

3 "1lb downers" in a row! Venus, DietChic and Sophie. We're on a roll folks!!

I don't even roll out of bed to start work. Drag laptop onto knee in bed anywhere 8, 830. And if I'm not careful that's where you'll still find me at 11

Hahahah "Come to Jesus BC" Shag Sums it up I think!!

Ok. Weight on a downward trend. That is the lockdown increase (s) are nearly under control. But that means I need to hold firm this weekend. Eye of the Tiger and all that! I can not afford to fall into another pit of misery, eating pasta in tortillas again!! (The working week is so much easier to deal with).

I don't quite have a plan yet. The veg box needs digging over. 😩 And I've no clue on what's for dinner. I ran a v slow 8k yesterday (566 calories in that folks!). So today I ought to rest. But maybe a slow bike ride out in the sun? I ought to take the kids with me. But they are both so sodding slow. And stop to rehydrate every 100m It gives me the rage.

We had chicken thighs yesterday with southern style coating from the Lo Dough bunch. Not particularly cheap. But quite nice for a change

I'm here I'm here, so sorry went for a walk then got back and had to deal with a problem at home - which is now dealt with. I actually did an hour and 10 minutes - very slowly but was listening to something I was enjoying on you tube so ended up going further to carry on listening to that. I was ok once I'd got out - forcing myself to go out was the hard part. The fact I was coming on here gave me accountability though, although that didn't feel like a good thing first thing it did get me out - so thanks Shag!!

If I had WiFi in the bedroom I'd be copying that drag laptop onto knee idea brassica